LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Lagos State have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in possession of three locally made pistols. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on his official X handle on Tuesday. He said that the suspect was apprehended on Monday by officers of Ketu Division while on a stop and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A joint operation between the Enugu State Police Command and operatives of the Department of State Service, on Sunday, neutralised three armed robbery suspects that allegedly specialised in robbing Point of Sale operators in the Enugu State metropolis. The hoodlums, all male, met their deaths at Second Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu State,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A team of security guards has foiled an attempted robbery on a new-generation bank in the Mushin area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, around 10pm. It was learnt that the robber bypassed the main entrance of the bank and gained entry into…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has taken a decisive step by formally petitioning the Nigeria Police Force against Max Air, citing grave concerns over the endangerment of lives due to reported safety violations. This move comes in the wake of Max Air’s purported presentation of altered records to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in South Africa have arrested the husband of a Regional Court Magistrate, Mamello Thamae,40, after her body was discovered in the boot of their car in Lesotho. Police had on Friday, September 22, 2023, launched a manhunt after Thamae and her husband, Lehlohonolo Maketoane, were reported missing. At the time, SAPS…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s northern Kano state declared a 24-hour curfew on Wednesday after a tribunal overturned the election of an opposition candidate as governor and declared a member of President Bola Tinubu’s party the rightful winner. Police in Kano, which has the highest number of registered voters, said in a statement that violators of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than eight security agents comprising soldiers, policemen and Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps have been killed by gunmen in Imo State. The incident which happened on Tuesday morning in Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state has thrown the area into panic. The joint security taskforce…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 35-year old man, Nwofe Chibueze, has landed in trouble for allegedly pretending to be dead during a clash with Police operatives from Idimu Division. His purported death was circulated on social media alleging that the Police killed him in Lagos State. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the purported death of Chibueze caused serious…